Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "spring-house" [spring-house]

  • A small building constructed over a spring or brook, where milk, fresh meat, etc., are placed in order to be kept cool in or near the running water. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "spring-house" in a sentence
  • "The rattlesnakes could take the spring-house, for all he cared—he had already removed his whiskey jug."
  • "It was nothing to him but a deserted spring-house."
  • "Likewise, the spring-house door suddenly opened and out popped a funny, little old lady."